Overview
- ISPR reported two December 5 operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with seven suspects killed in Tank and two in Lakki Marwat after exchanges of fire.
- The military said the dead were tied to an India-backed network it labels Fitna al‑Khawarij and accused them of involvement in attacks and target killings.
- Security forces recovered weapons and ammunition from the sites, according to the ISPR statement.
- Sanitization sweeps are ongoing in the surrounding areas as part of the broader Azm‑e‑Istehkam counterterrorism drive.
- Identities of those killed were not released, and some outlets equated the ISPR’s “khawarij” term with TTP elements while noting no independent verification.